Is ECTYPE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECTYPE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ECTYPE worth?

ECTYPE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ECTYPE?

ECTYPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

ECTYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. ECTYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

e1c3t1y4p3e1

PlayableECTYPE · 6 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 376,279odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ECTYPE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful ECTYPE is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ECTYPE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

ectypes14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ECTYPE scores

Scrabble e1c3t1y4p3e1 13

Words with Friends e1c4t1y3p4e1 14

Face value of the 6 tiles in ECTYPE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
e	2	12
c	1	2
t	1	6
y	1	2
p	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 376,279.

What stands out about ECTYPE

ECTYPE begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ECTYPE

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1 longer words begin with ECTYPE.

Shorter words from the letters in ECTYPE

cyte9 pyet9 type9 cepe8 tyee7 cete6 pye8 yep8 cep7 pec7 eye6 tye6 yet6 cee5 pee5 pet5 tec5 tee3 ye5 pe4 ee2 et2 te2

Common questions about ECTYPE

Is ECTYPE valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECTYPE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ECTYPE worth?: ECTYPE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ECTYPE?: ECTYPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ECTYPE:

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